The influence of varying energy settings on efficacy and safety of endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1380-1385

  Metzner, Andreas ^a   Wissner, Erik ^a   Schoonderwoerd, Bas ^a   Burchard, Andre ^a   Tilz, Roland ^a   Frnkranz, Alexander ^a   Rillig, Andreas ^a   Mathew, Shibu ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Laser; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ENERGY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84865647066     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.059     Document Type: Article

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